LOS ANGELES, CA — The parole hearings for Lyle and Erik Menendez are set this week, marking 35 years since the brothers were sentenced to life in prison for killing their parents in 1989.
Erik Menendez’s hearing is scheduled for Thursday, followed by Lyle Menendez’s hearing on Friday. The proceedings will determine whether either brother will be granted parole.
In a statement, the Menendez family said the brothers have shown “sustained growth” over more than three decades in prison. “They’ve taken full accountability… They express sincere remorse to our family to this day and have built a meaningful life defined by purpose and service,” the statement read.
The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, however, opposes their release, arguing that the brothers “continue to pose a risk to society.”
The Menendez brothers were convicted in 1996 of fatally shooting their parents, José and Kitty Menendez, at the family’s Beverly Hills mansion.
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